African Perspective
British Broadcasting Corporation
Documentaries on all aspects of Africa - from politics to history, from music to conflict.
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BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation · 16 October 1999
Carolyn Dempster tells the story of the siege of Mafeking which began in October 1899 during the second Boer War.
BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation · 2 October 1999
A look at the city of Bulawayo in Zimbabwe and the award winning writer Yvonne Vera.
BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation · 27 September 1999
Asian heritage in Kenya as told by a fourth generation Asian woman.
BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation · 18 September 1999
The Hausa people of Sudan and their journey from West to East Africa
BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation · 16 July 1999
An indepth look at Wole Soyinka's play Document of Identity.
BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation · 10 July 1999
Zimbabwe has one of the highest infertility rates in the world with one woman in four experiencing problems conceiving.
BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation · 26 June 1999
Rachel Palmer headed the Gambia school of nursing and midwifery and was director of the Red Cross in Gambia. Meet Rachel's daughters to to find out what influence she has …
BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation · 12 June 1999
Radio was used to incite hatred and genocide in Rwanda. Five years on radio is beginning to be accepted again and is being used to entertain and educate.
BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation · 3 June 1999
Interview with the Nigerian writer and academic Femi Osofisan
BBC: British Broadcasting Corporation · 28 May 1999
Looking at the divides in post apartheid South Africa, in the city of Rustenburg.